The Butty Bus in Eilean Siar

Just what the doctor ordered. What a welcome sight it is when driving over from Lewis for the first ferry to see a van selling hot coffee and bacon rolls. Check sea conditions before over-indulging.....

A stationary bus situated near the pier in Leverburgh. Good for a quick bite to eat if you're in the area, or waiting for the ferry. Accepts card payments.

We planned to visit the brewery but it was closed so sat in the car park we saw the butty van. What a find... we shared a large fish and chips and had a cuppa. Highly recommended and the sign made me smile.

Just what the (travelling) doctor ordered - breakfast rolls before the early ferry to Berneray. Nicely cooked bacon & eggs served on fresh soft bread rolls. Thank you! My Rating scheme: Three stars - I enjoyed it Four stars - I will happily return Five stars - Unreserved recommendation

Time the weather right and enjoy eating freshly cooked food at the benches overlooking the pier. The best bacon butties I have had in a very long time, and my friends from France felt their fish and scampi were some of the very best they'd had.

Fantastic CULLEN SKINK - or otherwise haddock chowder. Was absolutely the best haddock chowder I’ve ever tasted. Do not miss! There is a whole menu of different butties and fish and chips but DONT MISS THIS - homemade soup from heaven. £5.

Lovely roll and sausage and cuppa coffee and good prices.

Superb fish and chips! The best across Lewis, Harris and Skye.

This is a great little spot to grab some hot food in Leverburgh. It's very handy for those coming from/going to Berneray by ferry; it does get busy during ferry times (see photos). The fish and chips were tasty and freshly cooked.

A very nice bacon and egg roll indeed 👌🏻 Very helpful and friendly . Thanks for steering me to the mechanic in the middle of nowhere "well to me I was in the middle of nowhere, with a broken car " 10/10 👌🏻

Simple but good value. Went twice. Had fish and cups and sausage butties. Peaceful spot to sit and watch boats and unexpected wildlife (ravens).

Fantastic place Great food. Love the Scampi & Chip's a lot 👍👍👍 Best place to go to

Had a spot of lunch while waiting for the ferry and the fish wrap was lovely. The '4 Michelin Tyres' that it has are well deserved. 😀

Ate here as we were getting the ferry to Uist and had one of the best meals. The food is freshly cooked and delicious! I highly recommend the fish wrap and the Cullen Skink Soup is a chef speciality. You are guaranteed excellent company from people coming to eat here too.

So unexpected that we love finding this type of surprise during a trip. So of course don't expect great cuisine, but the cullen skink (Scottish soup made with smoked haddock, leeks and potatoes) is so comforting, especially on a delicious humid summer day at 12°! The traditional fish and chips are also very good. Tables outside facing the sea.

Excellent fish&chips for a good price. Very convenient. I recommend this place.

Great breakfast rolls from a really quirky cafe. Ideal for when you’re off the early morning ferry.

Top quality fish and chips . Great stop after a ferry. Highly recommend.

Perfect for a quick stop and light bite. Great quality produce used in the morning rolls. Good prices and quick service. Toilets across the road too

Didn't have to pay any extra for banter. Never expected getting breakfast in Harris to be so entertaining.

Have stopped here numerous times for breakfast and lunch. The food is always excellent, fish and chips are my favourite

Had to catch the morning ferry and tried to find a place for breakfast. Were refused at the hotel restaurant so we drove down to the butty bus. Glad we did! The drive down was full of amazing sights and the bacon, egg and cheese hot roll and coffee topped it off. Beyond our expectations for a bus in the middle of nowhere!!! Still talk about it years later.

Highly recommend the fish supper and scampi. Batter just the right consistency. Stunning location with great views over to Uist. Friendly service.

We had Fish & Chips, Fish was good , but Fries were awful.

This great little bus served up very good fish and chips after getting off the ferry, which we ate at their tables.

PERFECT! had breakfast a couple of mornings from here.Lovely fresh, well filled rolls. Particularly recommend the haggis and black pudding.

Closed until the 5th of July. Very disappointing and inconvenient.

Terrible customer service, ridiculously overpriced.

Very good soup while waiting for the ferry. Perfect location. Well done sir

Waiting for the ferry to Berneray. Had already had a great bacon and egg doubler from here for breakfast and it was perfect. Our ferry wasn't till late in the day so I ordered fish and chips for dinner. While waiting I noticed soup of the day was yom tum veg. Had a bowl while waiting.(rude not too). Off the scale brilliance. Home made, all authentic ingredients sourced from Thailand on owners annual winter trip. Fish and chips were great, very generous portion. Delicious. Yom Tum soup was incredible. Perhaps you'll be lucky when you visit and Tom Yum is soup of the day but I would suggest that with those skills all food here will be great. (PS. I have been here a couple of years ago and the food was great then too. Consistent quality. Good value. Thank you. Hope to eat at the Butty Bus again soon.

Quirky little cafe based in a bus. Everything you need for a quick snack while waiting for the ferry. Bacon rolls, sausage rolls etc and even fish and chips. Just the owner serving so be prepared for a little bit of a wait for the food to be cooked.

Good solid food for hungry people at good prices. Coffees and drinks all instant but hot. Dishes include chips & cheese, egg/bacon/breakfast rolls, fish and chips, burgers.

Very basic cafe food, nothing special, looks dirty. Needs a cleanup

Lovely quirky place, so glad we stopped- had x2 brekkie rolls, and they're massive- kept us going all day!!

Truly the best fish n chips I’ve had. Been in the UK six months now and had given up on them—fish is always too greasy, chips soggy, batter too thick, etc—but something about this bus told me to try again. So glad I did. All the bits came together perfectly in this one. Had to go back and give him a fiver.

Prima fish & chips voor de snelle hap maar het is verder wel een beetje vergane glorie. Zeer norse, onvriendelijke man. Geen servetten of bestek. Prima om iets te eten als je er langs komt maar zou er zeker niet apart voor naar toe rijden.

Stumbled across this place on a quiet Friday night down by the pier and has fish and chips. Good sized portions and well cooked. Paid by card and was given a buzzer so could wander whilst food was cooked.

had takeaway fish and chips, they were really good, freshly cooked and great service. Also called in for a breakfast butty another day, perfect before a long walk.

Great spot for breakfast before an early ferry. Tasty breakfast rolls and reasonably priced.

Dauerte etwas, aber war lecker.

Always good and very welcoming.

High end takeaway service from a bus. Recommended

A good snack bar at the ferry terminal. I had a burger and chips after I disembarked. Highly recommended.

De food truck staat in de haven bij de Ferry. De koffie (black) en de cappuccino waren niet te drinken. Beide niet opgedronken. Het broodje (panini) met kaas en tomaat was lekker.

Stopped of yesterday for something to eat with family ,had fish and chips which we enjoyed, the only thing that let it down was the lack of banter from the owner not even a smile.

Cute wee by next to the ferry port. They had a couple of picnic tables next to it. Toilets are across the road. I had a bacon and black pudding roll which was lovely. I really enjoyed it

Was better when I was there 4 years ago

Great bacon roll before the ferry to North Uist, fast service, would recommend!

I had a hot and hearty Tom Yum soup here, that I was not expecting, and enjoyed very much. A great place to grab some tasty food while waiting for the ferry or disembarking from it.

Looks great but it was closed both times we passed by on Tuesday. Alternative to buy food if you get off ferry here is the community shop in Leverborough. (We are cyclists)

Been coming here for years and i have yet to taste a better authentic Cullen Skink any were else in Scotland pity its only on a Friday but i guess its a traditional thing !

Visitited the butty bus at the pier head at leverburgh isle of harris Scotland yesterday. Had the venison sausage pannini it was to die for best venison ever tasted Friendly staff great location will be going back today for more. If you near that way you must pay a visit. You will not be disappointed the menu is great as well.

Well worth the wait for the best fish and chips on the Island, brilliant once again ! Nowhere else open! Thank you Butty Bus for being open!

The Butty Bus was open when most other places were closed and we had some of the best fish and chips for ages. Make this your first stop after getting off the ferry, you won’t be disappointed,

We waited in the rain outside the bus for 30 minutes, during which time the cook managed to produce fish and chips to only 2 customers who had ordered before we arrived. There were 3 other couples waiting with us, and at no time did the cook attempt to communicate with anyone in the queue. It wasn’t until the lady at the head of the queue managed to attract the cook’s attention and asked him directly whether he has any fish left that he told her, not the rest of us, that he had only 3 pieces left - clearly not enough for everyone waiting. He made no attempt to apologise or even talk to the rest of us, just returned to his deep fat fryer. We left without any food, having wasted over half an hour.

Has to be good when you see the locals queuing up! We had an hour or two to kill waiting on the ferry to North Uist. It was a dry but chilly day. We got a selection - chips, scampi & battered cod…all fresh , welcome & delicious. Good outdoor seating available.

Had a real hankering for fish and chips on this trip and couldn’t find somewhere dog friendly and convenient that we could go and sit in - and then we found the Butty Bus. Takeaway and “sit in” options were available but with the weather...

I had a lovely haggis and black pudding roll with a nice coffee. Service was quick and the owner knew whether I had enough time to get it before the ferry loaded. The roll was perfect, as was the amazing views. Outside seating too to...

Our 3rd visit in 3 years and the welcome from this guy although not overly chatty but very imformative and weather predictions are scarely correct! His filter coffee is so good for a wee burger joint and the fish and chips he cooks with the...

The food is quite good from what I have had. You have to wait at least 10 minutes before you get served unless your at the front on the queue and the Coffee tastes terrible.

Firstly let me say a huge lump of gratitude to this guy for simply being open in the mid winter period ! Then the Filter Coffee with Frothy milk and choice of sugars as i only use brown ! I cheekily asked for a Beef...

What a find! Nowhere else open and there it was a glimmer in the murky freezing snow! The owner was not the most chatty but to be fair what a guy just for being open! But the breakfast roll and a proper filter Coffee! Wow!...

Visited the Island in the October break with my Husband. By far the best takeaway bus I’ve ever been to. Brilliant service and super tasty burger and chips! Brilliant location and even benches to sit on outside. We will definitely pop back in on our...

My second visit didn't disappoint. Good solid food at a fair price. The jovial Lancastrian is still funny despite his use of Peter Kay's entire act.

Regretted eating here - worst burger I think Ive ever eaten and wasn’t that cheap either - was a sort of minced very pale meat - very unappetising.

We received the most delicious breakfast butty after coming off the early morning ferry. A lovely cheery man greet us to take our order and managed all of our request, even the unusual. Thank you very much you have set us up for the day...

Wow what can I say? Fabulous massive breakfast butty! 🥰 First thing we seen comming over the ferry. Was not disappointed at all 🥰

Very tasty breakfast when we got off early ferry. Speedy service for 7 people very accommodating with one requesting cheese toasty rest breakfast rolls Thank you

My amazing Partner and I are doing a Western Isles trip. We were headed to Leverburgh and wanted to eat prior to getting the ferry. Traveling in October we knew lot's of places would be closed. We were amazed to find that the Butty bus...

The best egg roll on planet Harris. Great menu and friendly service, could not ask for more when you need to fill up your belly. Who needs petrol when you can fuel up on an egg roll!

We ran out of food and fortunately the Butty Bus was open when we arrived off the ferry! Chef does a great job in a limited space, panini was lovely. Latte however, not so great.

Not going to be the best food you'll ever taste but it is excellent to see someone catering to travellers needs. Couldn't make out opening hours but seems to cater in time for ferries and boat trips. We needed it when coming back at 7pm...

Excellent Scampi and Chips at a very reasonable price. If I'm ever back this way I'll definitely be stopping off here. I had quite a bit of Banter with the owner he's very polite and friendly.

Superb fish and chips from roadside vendor.

Nice place great food Chris is a excellent cook

This spot is a lifesaver when dealing with an early ferry. Excellent food (I had an extremely good filled roll) and fresh coffee. Friendly folk running it. I hope this place is still thriving when I pass this way again in the future. I’d like to try their lunch offerings, which look great.

A little gem. Nice to have somewhere you can have hot food when you are on the road. The Butty Bus have a good selection of dishes available. It's parked next to the car park at the ferry terminal so it gets surprisingly busy at times but waiting time is not long. Prices are reasonable. Loved the Scampi and Chips. Both the scampi and chips tasted great and the quantity was just right.

Excellent breakfast butties! All the best ingredients for your Scottish bap - Stornoway Black pudding, haggis, lorne sausages and potato cakes. Even Pip my Airedale terrier tucked in!

We just fancied fish and chips, gave the Butty Bus a go and did not regret it! Absolutely super food, no nonsense well cooked and wonderfully presented, grease free fresh container, napkins and cutlery at a very competitive price. Highly recommend.

Stopped for a breakfast butty - bacon and lorne sausage was cooked really well. Soft fresh bread - coffee could have been hotter but was very tasty

Went here on the morning of our ferry to north Uist. Thank god for Tony and his van, we were starving and in the need of a decent coffee. Tony is lovely and we had a wee be banter with him. 10 out of 10...

Excellent fit snacks drinks and mains

Open early if you need food before the ferry

Brilliant and convenient place for a snack before or after the ferry, friendly staff, butties, chips, coffee, etc, would recommend an update to the menu with a 'Wigan Kebab' though 😉

I had a great breakfast butty and cup of tea - just what I needed after the early ferry before cycling to Tarbert!

Did the standard tour of Harris and had Trouble parting with my money as there are very few places that seem to want it. The lads in the Bus provide good ,tasty food at fair prices. They open as advertised and treat you as a...

The bus is open in time for the days trips to St Kilda and the daily car ferries. Serves good basic food and drink.

Stopped here on way from ferry and then again on the way back from a boat trip. Fish and chips were wholesome and generous with surprisingly efficient food paging system for a small business. Little bit of a wait but did not mind as clearly...

Een van de leukste en in ieder geval meest afgelegen restaurants in Schotland!

Just had a cracking Scottish Breakfast! Now being I'm a Welsh man, I only found it right to try out Haggis. Fair play I loved it. We will be back! Thanks guys 👍

A great little place with a nice menu (really good chips) and cheeky service. Pften quite busy so worth calling ahead for a takeaway.

It was a pleasure watching these two work like a well oiled machine, I assume they must be brothers? Reminded me a little of the kind of closeness Ant & Dick must have, I look forward to popping back to try out Ant & Dick’s...

Ok food. I ordered two sandwiches with haggis and it came with black pudding.

So after recently traveling back to the Isle Of Lewis we visited the Butty Bus before island hopping we ordered a Cullin Skink the waiting was totally worth it! really busy wee takeout! :) my girlfriend is also a vegetarian but even she was catered...

I always enjoy a visit to the Butty Bus. Lovely coffee and snacks

Great service and fantastic food although we had to wait 30 mins as he was hammered with orders was worth waiting every minute and the crack was great! Me and my boyfriend had wonderful breakfast rolls and the coffee is proper filter not instant rubbish...

We have been going to Harris for several years to visit now who is a good friend Tony at flodabay b&b and motorhome park, Tony put us on to the butty bus for food and Chris who owns it. We have had some fantastic food,...

I called into the butty bud for a bite to eat with a friend. Great conversation and banter whilst ordering. The food was served fresh, hot and quickly. A wonderful place to eat. I can’t visit Lewis & Harris without calling in at the butty...

Only go there if everywhere else is closed . Service is terrible … disorganised and owner abrupt and unfortunately can’t take even simple orders . Waited over 40 minutes for 2 bacon rolls and teas . He had forgotten to pass on the order to...

We were going to cross on the sound of Harris ferry to Berneray but wanted to get a take away from the Butty Bus to have on the ferry. We stood in front of the owner and he just ignored us. He was preparing other...